Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 73776N

Difficulty date
February 28, 2025
Submitted
March 4, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7727A
Make and model
Boeing 73776N
Aircraft serial
32673
Aircraft time
59,896 hours, 30,895 cycles
Part
Apu
Condition
Smoke
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AFTER APU SHUTDOWN; SMOKE OBSERVED COMING OUT APU AHM HAS SHOWN 'LOW OIL QTY.' SINCE THERE WAS SMOKE FROM THE TAIL PIPE AND THE LOW OIL QTY SUGGEST LOOKING DOWN THE EXHAUST FOR AN OIL LEAK. WAITING FOR PLANT ENGINEERING FOR FINAL WORD BUT MORE THAN LIKELY AN APU R&R <[01]. OK TO CONTINUE PER MEL 49-1-01<BR>SP1 AUTH NO. 238858; [02] PERFORMED FIM TASK 49-55 TASK 801 STEPS 1; 2; 3; 4; AND 5. NO FAULTS FOUND.; [03] REMOVED; REPLACED; AND PERFORMED OPS CHECKS OF APU FUEL CONTROL UNIT; OPS/LEAK CHECKS GOOD PER AMM 49-31-11. DID NOT FIX FAULT.; [04] OPS CHECK AND BITE CHECKED APU PER FIM 49-55 TASK 801. NO FAULTS ON BITE TEST. ON SHUTDOWN SMOKE STILL EXITS EXHAUST. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND OIL COOLER SOAKED IN OIL. REMOVED AND REPLACED APU OIL COOLER PER AMM 49-91-41. OPS CHECKED AGAIN WITH NO HELP; NO EXTERNAL LEAKS NOTED. FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING REQUIRED.; [05] R&R APU IAW AMM 49-11-00.

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